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#440: Find Your Tribe & Your Discomfort Zone (New BJJ Gym)

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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#439: Stoic Philosophy Insights With Former CTO, Erick Cloward

08 Apr 2024

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#438: Transactional vs Relational Leadership - Does It Really Matter? YES!

04 Apr 2024

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#437: 10 Lessons From A 4th Generation Family Of Successful Business Owners

01 Apr 2024

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#436: 10 Life Lessons From My Father in Law's 75th B-day

28 Mar 2024

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#435: How Could Becoming A Super Power Finder Change Your Life, Family & Team?

25 Mar 2024

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#434: What Impact Does Vulnerability Have On Your Team or Family?

21 Mar 2024

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#433: Leadership Lessons From Team Lionness Co-Creator & West Point Colonel: Katherine Guttormsen

18 Mar 2024

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#432: 10 Lessons From My Lurch (Deep, Intense, Growth)

14 Mar 2024

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#431: Who Inspires & Challenges You? (Thoughts on Upcoming Interview)

11 Mar 2024

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#430: Leads 4500 People -COL Ricky Taylor - EQ Leadership & the Top Leadership Quality

07 Mar 2024

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#429: Externally Processing the Very Close Call

04 Mar 2024

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#428: 100% Emotionally Hijacked & Externally Processing It.

28 Feb 2024

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#427: What Environment Gets You In The Right Headspace? Lessons from the Mats (Combat Base)

26 Feb 2024

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#426: Moses's Pride & Relationship Strength

22 Feb 2024

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#425: Know Anyone Who Doesn't Shut Up? No Self or Social Awareness?

19 Feb 2024

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#424: How To Help Someone Grieving

15 Feb 2024

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#423: Are You Crushing Or Creating Leaders & High Performers_

12 Feb 2024

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#422: EQ Exercise: To Change & Grow Or Not To Change & Grow?

08 Feb 2024

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#421: How Can You Be More Encouraging & What Difference Would It Make?

05 Feb 2024

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#420: How Can We Avoid Leadership Complacency_ (Lessons From the BJJ Mats) copy

01 Feb 2024

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#419: How Often Are You Giving & Receiving Leadership Feedback & What Is It Costing You?

29 Jan 2024

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#418: How Important Are Relationships & Community To You?

25 Jan 2024

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#417: Nuances To My Depression, Self-Sabotage & Unworthiness

22 Jan 2024

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#416: My Depression & Self-Sabotage Kicked Back In. Some Lessons

18 Jan 2024

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#415: Vulnerability & Lessons From The Mats (Ethos BJJ)

15 Jan 2024

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#414: What Is The Relationship Between Creativity & Negativity?

11 Jan 2024

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#413: Are You Avoiding Or Processing Your Emotions?

08 Jan 2024

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#412: How Can You Facilitate Reflection To Increase Awareness?

04 Jan 2024

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#411: Relationship Between Authenticity, Insecurities, Trust & Being Fake in Relationships

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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#410 What Are We Attached To?

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#409: Where Does Your Desire For Control Come From?

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#408: Down With Other Peoples' Pain (OPP. Empathetic Leadership.

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#407: Comfort Or Character? Energy & Emotion Management (Snow Day Episode)

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#406: How Do You Discover Your Passion With Author & Entrepreneur, Brian Ellwood

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#405: The False Self vs The True Self. Army Apache Pilot & VetPCS Owner, Jason Anderson

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#404: Amy The Life Coach Stumps The Chump

07 Dec 2023

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#403: Completely Emotionally Hijacked & Overwhelmed - Real Story & Analogy.

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#402: There Are No Good Or Bad Emotions.

30 Nov 2023

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#401: How Good Are You At Putting Yourself In Someone Else's Shoes? Empathetic Leadership.

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#400: Are You Overwhelmed? Are You Emotionally Constipated?

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#399: 3 EQ Mafia Lessons - About Leadership & The Internal & External Environments (an Exercise)

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#398: 3 of Noble's Dysfunctions As Examples of How To Coach Someone Through Their Dysfunctions.

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#397: 3 EQ Lessons From The BJJ Mats - From A Marine Corps First Sergeant.

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#396: What Is Your Definition Of Friendship & Relationship? Story From My Business Cult Days.

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#395: How Good of a Learner Are You? What Is The Relationship Between EQ & Being Coachable?

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#394: Helpful Advice For Major Life Transitions From Conversation With Special Forces Soldier

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#393: Interview With Author & Master Coach, Marion Franklin

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#392: 3 Coaching Insights From Author & Worldclass Master Coach, Marion Franklin.mp4

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#391: Huge Insight From Jordan Peterson On The Impact Of Our Environments

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boom! This one is fire.    Jordan Peterson was sharing this insight w/Joe Rogan on the role, nature & effect of different environments on our psyche...

#390: How Do You Assess the Emotional State of Someone?

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why is this question relevant?    There are a number of relevant scenarios for this question:  Parenting Leadership Coaching Developing teams Navig...

#389: I Completely Wasted A Client's Time Or Did I?

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Real client story of a client telling me at the end of our coaching session he learned absolutely nothing. He got nothing out of it.    I was taken ...

#388: Homeschool High School Senior Talks Mental & Emotional Health Tools, Hall Matthews

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Great conversation with a high school senior about how his mother intentionally taught him tools to be as mentally & emotionally healthy as possible. ...

#387: What If You Don't Fit In? With Modern Badass Author, Parissa Behnia.

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#386: Air Force NCO Shares His Toxic Gaslighting Story, HeroFront Podcaster, Josh White

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#385: Relationship Between Sales & EQ With Donald Kelly AKA The Sales Evangelist.

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#384: The EQ Differences Among Generations.

28 Sep 2023

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#383: 5 Ways to Navigate Your Next Emotional Valley.

25 Sep 2023

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#382: Competition & Self-Worth. Another Lesson From BJJ

21 Sep 2023

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#381: How Self-Awareness & Coachability Led To A Massive Client Breakthrough.

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#380: Questions To Assess Your Leadership. How Well Do You Lead Yourself?

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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#379: 3 Lessons Learned From Another Failure At Home_1

11 Sep 2023

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#378: Your EQ IS Affecting Your Personal & Professional Lives Whether You Realize It Or Not.

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#377: 3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Jacob, Former NCO In the 82nd Airborne Division

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ust had a great "Discovery Lunch" w/Jacob! It had been 15 - 20 years since the last time we spoke!    Jacob & I served in the same military unit at ...

#376: Do You Hold On To Issues Or Do You Process Them? A BJJ Story

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Had a conversation outside the BJJ gym after class & spoke to one of the gym members there. They were crying & very emotional. A couple folks walked b...

#375: What Has Led To The Most Growth In Your Life?

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight was the 2nd day I rolled w/Josh, a 24 y/o Psychology major in college in his 5th week of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.    He shared an impactful stor...

#374: The Power & Gift of Hospitality With Billy & Beth & How They Impacted Me.

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I spent a weekend w/an amazing family a month back that left an amazing impression on me.    Billy & Beth have the gift of hospitality. They picked ...

#373: The Power of Self-Awareness & Discovering the Emotional Origin Story From a Real Client

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many leaders aren't as self-aware as they think they are. That has been my experience in working with & conducting psychometric EQ assessments w/many ...

#372: What Comes First - Better Habits or Better EQ?

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What comes first - the chicken or the egg?    What comes first - to lead yourself or leading others?    What comes first - better habits or better...

#371: EQ Exercise & Real Client House On Fire Growth Story

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whew…this has been a recent intense journey w/a client who reached out to me a couple months ago with a "911" call about his personal life, his fami...

#370: How To Get Better Results (But Not With Goals) With Dr. Jean Oursler, CaveManBrain.com

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jean has a PhD in Business Psychology & is the owner/creator of the successful consulting practice CavemanBrain Business Growth System.     Her...

#369: A Leader Is Only As Good As Their Ability To Handle Conflict & How To Deal With The Adult Toddler Tantrum

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

s this true? "A leader is only as good as their ability to handle conflict."    One of my clients shared that w/me recently.    It body slammed me...

#368: It's Ok To Not Be Ok. Are You Ready? A Real (Brutal) Client Story.

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whew, this one is difficult. I just wrapped up a coaching session w/a client that is going through a very, very challenging life phase.    He tried ...

#367: Coach to Global Executives & Author. Dr. Margaret Herffernan, Questions for Leaders.

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Check out this bio!  Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia p...

#366: 10 Questions & Some Insights From Interview With Author & Global CEO Coach, Dr. Margaret Heffernan

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This was such a great interview!  These are some of the questions that were brought up & some insights I gleaned from my interview with Dr. Margaret ...

#365: Who Annoys You & Why?

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When is the last time you've thought about who annoys you & why?    This is a real scenario & some real folks we know that tend to fit in this categ...

#364: What Is The Opposite of Anxiety or Anxiousness? It's Not Relaxing!

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the opposite of stress or anxiety?  I immediately thought it was being relaxed.  What are the consequences of telling someone that is feelin...

#363: CEO, Author, Special Forces West Point Grad, Jason Van Camp on Leadership in Combat & With the NY Jets.

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is the actual episode w/Jason Van Camp - Author of Deliberate Discomfort & CEO of Mission Six Zero. Here are some additional questions I asked Ja...

#362: My Insights From Recent Interview With Author, CEO & West Point Grad, Jason Van Camp.

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These are some of the lessons & insights I gleaned from my recent interview with West Point Special Forces Officer & Author of Deliberate Discomfort, ...

#361: Real Client Story, Applying Grace, Patience, Curiousity & Trust in a Valley

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here are 4 principles that I shared with a client that is going through a deep valley. GPCT 1.) Grace 2.) Patience 3.) Curiosity  4.) Trust Give your...

#360: Always Be Growing, Celebrity Story.

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kathy had an award-winning celebrity reach out to her on Instagram that was really struggling with a situation on the TV show she was a part of at the...

#359 Conversation With Top 1% Consultant On Debilitating Anxiety

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A very interesting conversation with a Top 1% Global Consultant of Fortune 50 companies. It was around some debilitating anxiety that she was experien...

#358: A Social Awareness Fail & Missed Opportunity With Clint At a Gas Station

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about me meeting a super dude at a gas station while on a road trip. He's a military veteran turned chef and then social worker. He re...

#357: Who Brings What Out Of You? Lessons From Observing My Teen.

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fascinating observation for me watching my teen daughter interact with two of her close homies on 2 different days this week. She spent 1 day w/one of...

#356: How Have You Improved At Rolling With Life? Lessons From The Mat, Professor Chad.

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's amazing how calm & confident one can be while rolling with any size, speed or strength opponent when you have been rolling & drilling BJJ consist...

#355: 2 Real Stories of Control Freaks. What Is Your Relationship With Control?

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two stories of control freaks & some corresponding lessons: 1 story of a control freak is from my business cult days & the 2nd story of a control frea...

#354: Helping Someone Get Emotionally Unstuck, Story of a 5 Yr Old On The BJJ Mats

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a fascinating story of helping a 5 y/o little girl get emotionally unstuck while attending her first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) class.    It ...

#353: Two Big Failures & Boundaries Insights.

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  This episode is about one of my recent failures.    I felt like I absolutely bombed Day 3 of the Boundaries Workshop that I just completed.    ...

#352: 3 Important Questions Discussed With A 16 Yr Old Young Man.

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EQG Ep 352 3 Important Questions Discussed With A 16 Yr Old Young Man   These 3 questions stemmed from a conversation with a 15 y/o teen from our chu...

#351: Be Where You Are. Be Who You Are.

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, how present & in the moment am I?    This is definitely another area I'm sucking in.    After some reflection, I've realized how much of my t...

#350: I Thought I Would've Had Life Figured Out By Now

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I got hit with some heavy emotions on the way to get my car serviced. Heavy emotions like feeling behind, incompetent, insecurity, clueless, ineffecti...

#349: How Intentionally Do You Celebrate Your Failures? Lessons From The BJJ Mats

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I got tapped 3 times today by a blue belt & it was awesome! More on that later.   There were 4 purple belts, 3 blue belts and 2 white belts in my 6am...

#346: 6 EQ Exercises To Increase Your Self-Regard & Self-Confidence

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why does it seem like so many leaders have to increase & work on their EQ aspect of self-regard?    How do you grow your own self-regard and/or thos...

#347: How Emotionally Agile Are You? How Can You Change Your Perspective?

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change."    This is a story about a friend who recently got promoted to a...

#346: The Empathetic Executive Managing $1B & 2000 Employees, West Point Grad, Roxanne Bernstein

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Roxanne is the executive vice president and president of ACCO Brands North America, a $1Bn segment of ACCO Brands. She has responsibility for 2,000 em...

#345: The Follow Up To Failure After Choking On Day 3 of the Boundaries Workshop

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a follow-up of feeling like I completely bombed Day 3 of my recent free Boundaries Workshop.    The quick recap of that experience was I got...

#344: On Humility With Advisor To Billionaire Company Senior Executives, Bob McCoole

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bob McCoole is the Founder & Principal at McCoole, LLC - A Consulting Firm. Bob was the CEO of an $800 Million Construction company for 10 years. Then...

#343: Deliberate Discomfort. Lessons From The BJJ Mats

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about another fellow Purple Belt who oddly enough has claustrophobia.    He asked me to roll two times in a row for 5 - 6 min each r...

#342: Life Lessons from the BJJ Mats, Senior USAF Leader, Purple Belt Joe

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode comes from a great conversation I had with a fellow BJJ Purple Belt and and Active Duty Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader.    He has an ...

#341: The Real Business Impact of Cultural Intelligence, DEI & Political Correctness with Csaba, Founder of ICQ Global

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You do NOT want to miss this episode. Csaba ("Chahbah") shares some amazing insights about leadership, personal development, failure, tension, conflic...